Jeremiah 4:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הִנֵּ֣ה ׀ כַּעֲנָנִ֣ים יַעֲלֶ֗ה וְכַסּוּפָה֙ מַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יו קַלּ֥וּ מִנְּשָׁרִ֖ים סוּסָ֑יו א֥וֹי לָ֖נוּ כִּ֥י שֻׁדָּֽדְנוּ׃

Transliteration

Hinnēh like ʿănānîm yaʿăleh, and like the sûpāh his markəbôtāyw, qallû than nəšārîm his sûsāyw; ʾôy to us for šuddādnû

Grammar Details

*Hinnēh*: demonstrative particle - behold/look
*ʿănānîm*: masculine plural noun - clouds
*yaʿăleh*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will come up/ascend
*sûpāh*: feminine singular noun - storm/whirlwind
*markəbôtāyw*: feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his chariots
*qallû*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are swifter
*nəšārîm*: masculine plural noun - eagles
*sûsāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his horses
*ʾôy*: interjection - woe/alas
*šuddādnû*: pual perfect, 1st common plural - we are devastated

Word Meanings

*Hinnēh*: behold/look/see
*ʿănānîm*: clouds/cloud masses
*yaʿăleh*: come up/ascend/rise
*sûpāh*: storm/whirlwind/tempest
*markəbôtāyw*: his chariots/war vehicles
*qallû*: are swifter/lighter/faster
*nəšārîm*: eagles/large birds of prey
*sûsāyw*: his horses/steeds
*ʾôy*: woe/alas/ah!
*šuddādnû*: we are devastated/ruined/destroyed

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Referenced Verses

Isa 5:28 : 28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
Lam 4:19 : 19 Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
Isa 19:1 : 1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Isa 66:15 : 15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
Hab 1:8 : 8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
Nah 1:3 : 3 The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Deut 28:49 : 49 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
Nah 2:3-4 : 3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken. 4 The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.
Matt 24:30 : 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Rev 1:7 : 7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Jer 4:31 : 31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
Jer 10:19 : 19 Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.
Dan 7:4 : 4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
Hos 8:1 : 1 Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
Isa 13:5 : 5 They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

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